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Joe Blanton struck out five and walked one in six innings. (Lori Shepler/AP)

By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com

Brad Lidge allowed a tying homer to pinch-hitter Rafael Furcal in the ninth inning, blowing his sixth save of the season and second in as many days. Matt Stairs' two-run pinch-hit single in the seventh would have made a winner of Joe Blanton, who allowed just one run over six innings.